TY - JOUR TI - A fractal variational theory of the Broer-Kaup system in shallow water waves AU - Ling Wei-Wei AU - Wu Pin-Xia JN - Thermal Science PY - 2021 VL - 25 IS - 3 SP - 2051 EP - 2056 PT - Article AB - The Broer-Kaup equation is one of many equations describing some phenomena of shallow water wave. There are many errors in scientific research because of the existence of the non-smooth boundaries. In this paper, we generalize the Broer-Kaup equation to the fractal space and establish fractal variational formulations through the semi-inverse method. The acquired fractal variational formulation reveals conservation laws in an energy form in the fractal space and suggests possible solution structures of the morphology of the solitary waves